Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be âsatanic.â However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
LENGTH
length
(noun) a section of something that is long and narrow; âa length of timberâ; âa length of tubingâ
duration, length
(noun) continuance in time; âthe ceremony was of short durationâ; âhe complained about the length of time requiredâ
length
(noun) the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place; âthe length of the table was 5 feetâ
distance, length
(noun) size of the gap between two places; âthe distance from New York to Chicagoâ; âhe determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two pointsâ
length
(noun) the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end; âthe editor limited the length of my article to 500 wordsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
length (countable and uncountable, plural lengths)
The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
Duration.
(horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
(mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
(cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
(figuratively) Total extent.
Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
Verb
length (third-person singular simple present lengths, present participle lengthing, simple past and past participle lengthed)
(obsolete) To lengthen.
Source: Wiktionary
Length, n. Etym: [OE. lengthe, AS. leng, fr. land, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. lÊngde, Sw. lÀngd, Icel. lengd. See Long, a. ]
1. The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.
2. A portion of space or of time considered as measured by its length; -- often in the plural. Large lengths of seas and shores. Shak. The future but a length behind the past. Dryden.
3. The quality or state of being long, in space or time; extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of the sermon, and the length of his walk.
4. A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence.
5. Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length. May Heaven, great monarch, still augment your bliss. With length of days and every day like this. Dryden.
6. Distance.[Obs.] He had marched to the length of Exeter. Clarendon. At length. (a) At or in the full extent; without abbreviation; as, let the name be inserted at length. (b) At the end or conclusion; after a long period. See Syn. of At last, under Last.
– At arm's length. See under Arm.
Length, v. i.
Definition: To lengthen. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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